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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2023

Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: Latest Findings and Updated Treatment Recommendations.

Ryu Watanabe, Motomu Hashimoto

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
10.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Eosinophilia and the Heart: Evolving Concepts.Current cardiology reports · 2026
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  16. Immunological Markers Associated with Skin Manifestations of EGPA.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ryu WatanabeDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1089-5296
Motomu HashimotoDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Osaka Metropolitan University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
Osaka Metropolitan University · JP

Funding

a grant-in-aid of the Cardiovascular Research Fund, Tokyo, Japan N/AJSPS KAKENHI 22K08569
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) causes necrotizing vasculitis and eosinophil-rich granulomatous inflammation in small- to medium-sized vessels, resulting in multiple organ damage. EGPA is classified as an antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, with myeloperoxidase-ANCA detected in approximately one-third of the patients. Conventional treatment of EGPA relies on systemic glucocorticoids (GCs) in combination with cyclophosphamide when poor prognostic factors are present; however, the dilemma between disease control and drug-related adverse effects has long been a challenge. Recent studies have revealed that the genetic background, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations differ between ANCA-positive and ANCA-negative patients; however, mepolizumab, an interleukin (IL)-5 inhibitor, is effective in both groups, suggesting that the IL-5-eosinophil axis is deeply involved in the pathogenesis of both ANCA-positive and ANCA-negative EGPA. This review summarizes the latest knowledge on the pathophysiology of EGPA and focuses on the roles of eosinophils and ANCA. We then introduce the current treatment recommendations and accumulated evidence for mepolizumab on EGPA. Based on current unmet clinical needs, we discuss potential future therapeutic strategies for EGPA.

Indexed as

antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodyeosinophileosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitisinterleukin-5mepolizumab

Identifiers

PMID37762936
PMCPMC10532073
OpenAlexW4386837660

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